The suspects entered the motel at 9:20 p.m. Saturday and waited for two men in the lobby to leave. One of them then leapt over the counter, produced a semi-automatic pistol and robbed the desk clerk of the motel receipts on hand.

The robbers also stole the purses of two Texas women, age 55 and 80, who were checking into the motel at the time. A 16-year-old girl traveling with the women was pushed into a wall as she tried to flee, but was not seriously hurt.

The robbery was caught on tape by a security camera in the motel.

Detectives are asking that anyone with information about the identities of the two suspects to call Slidell police at 985.646.4347 or CrimeStoppers at 877.903.7867.